Protests continued in Raleigh after an African-American male was shot and killed by a police officer. Members of the community insist he was unarmed. WXII 12's Bill O'Neil has the latest.

Protests continued in Raleigh after an African-American male was shot and killed by a police officer. Members of the community insist he was unarmed. WXII 12's Bill O'Neil has the latest.

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Updated: 9:23 AM EST Mar 1, 2016

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WEBVTT BODY.CAMERON: BILL O'NEIL JOINS USLIVE FROM THE SCENE WITH THELATEST.BILL: MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITYARE CONVINCED THAT A WHITEPOLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLEDAN UNARMED BLACK MAN EARLIERTODAY.IT HAPPENED, THE FATAL SHOOTING,RIGHT BEHIND WHERE YOU SEE THESEFOLKS IN THE BACKYARD, SOME TIMEAFTER NOON TODAY.AS YOU HEARD, RALEIGH POLICEISSUED A STATEMENT, CONFIRMINGTHAT THE FATAL SHOOTING HADHAPPENED OF A FELONY DRUGSUSPECT AND THEY FOUND A WEAPONNEAR THE BODY.THE VICTIM'S MOTHER TELLSWXII 12 NEWS THAT THERE IS AVIDEO OF THE ACTUAL CHASE OFPOLICE AGAINST HER SON AND THATYOU CAN HEAR THE FATAL GUNSHOTSBUT YOU CANNOT SEE HER SON GETSHOT.>> HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S YOURSON?>> THE WITNESSES SAW HIMRUNNING.THEY KNOW HIM.IF MY SON WAS NOT THE ONEMURDERED BEHIND THIS BUILDING,HE WOULD BE OUT HERE STANDINGWITH US RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THISIS HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.THIS IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.>> DID POLICE TELL YOU WHATHAPPENED?>> NO.THE POLICE DIDN'T TELL MEANYTHING.THE PEOPLE OUT HERE IN THISCROWD TOLD ME EVERYTHING.>> WHY AM I HERE?WHY IS EVERYBODY ELSE HERE?HE WAS A GOOD BOY!HE WAS A GOOD BOYBILL: THE SITUATION IN THISNEIGHBORHOOD EARLIER TODAY WASTENSE, TO SAY THE LEAST.IT IS MUCH CALMER NOW BUT THEREIS SOME CONCERN THAT THESITUATION COULD TURN WORSE AFTERDARK.

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Protests continued in Raleigh after an African-American male was shot and killed by a police officer. Members of the community insist he was unarmed. WXII 12's Bill O'Neil has the latest.